Last night we took in the latest show in the Broadway in Pittsburgh series, "Come From Away". If you are in the Pittsburgh area and love musical theater, I hope that you have tickets for this one. Simply stated, it was fabulous.
"Come From Away" is the story of the small Canadian town of Gander, Newfoundland. On September 11, 2001, when American airspace was closed in the wake of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, and rural Pennsylvania, thirty-eight airplanes were diverted and forced to land at the airport in Gander. This tiny town on the edge of North America ("somewhere in the middle of nowhere"), population 6,000, was forced to accommodate over 7,000 visitors for over five days. The story is told with humor and emotion, and it left you both teary-eyed and uplifted. Great music and dancing and wonderfully staged with about a dozen actors portraying several different parts, both the visitors and the native Newfoundlanders.
Oh, and the musical finale, "Screech Out", that is played after the actors make their curtain call is absolutely fantastic! Don't miss it.
Oh, and the musical finale, "Screech Out", that is played after the actors make their curtain call is absolutely fantastic! Don't miss it.
A great show that gets the full Four Stars from The Grandstander.
"Come From Away" was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2016. It lost out on that award that year to "Dear Evan Hansen", which will be the next and final show of the 2018-19 Broadway in Pittsburgh series. What a great season it has been!
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